Korean War Musuem here?

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Jun 27, 2010 at 12:01 AMJun 27, 2010 at 5:38 PM

Probably not going to happen but with all the problems in Springfield over the years, why not. Why let such a piece of Americana head up to Chicago again. Hey, I get it. Chicago’s a huge city, full of money and tourists. I get that. But Peoria has a Museum Block but are lacking in [...]

Andy Kravetz

Probably not going to happen but with all the problems in Springfield over the years, why not. Why let such a piece of Americana head up to Chicago again. Hey, I get it. Chicago’s a huge city, full of money and tourists. I get that. But Peoria has a Museum Block but are lacking in the museum part. Oh, I know, they are going to get it done any day now. I know but I have to think that the National Korean War Museum would be a bigger draw than the local Peoria Regional Museum.

Again, I know it’s not going to happen but man, that would be great. A national museum, a national draw right here in the River City. A way for Peoria to honor those who “policed” the Korean Peninsula. Really, I wish we could draw something like that to Peoria. We had a chance all those years ago with the LST. That turned out to be a bust and frankly, it probably was a good thing but I have to think that military tourism will increase as we have more and more vets (especially younger ones).

Anyone with me?

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